Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0789 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Caribbean Small States, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 0.0789 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.0998 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0789 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Caribbean Small States 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0998 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0991 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0983 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0975 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0967 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0958 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0949 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0941 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0932 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0924 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0916 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0909 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0901 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0894 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0887 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0893 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0888 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0882 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0876 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0871 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0865 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0858 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0852 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0845 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0839 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0833 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0827 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0821 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0813 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0806 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0802 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0798 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0794 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0789 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0962 sq. km per person | 0.0924 sq. km per person | 0.0998 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0892 sq. km per person | 0.0871 sq. km per person | 0.0916 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0836 sq. km per person | 0.0806 sq. km per person | 0.0865 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0796 sq. km per person | 0.0789 sq. km per person | 0.0802 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More agriculture & rural data for Caribbean Small States
- Rural population 49.9% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.499 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2024)
- Rural population 2.27 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3832 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Caribbean Small States?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Caribbean Small States was 0.0789 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0998 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0789 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.